Top Gear - E60 M5

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http://www.topgear.com/jsp/individualRoadTest.jsp?carType=new&mCode=A4&rCode=E3&mDesc=BMW&rDesc=5%20Series&roadTestNumber=28.html

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300 to 400hp with the touch of a button :slight_smile:

no manual tranny option :frowning:

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Its all the same with the luxury high end performance cars look at Mercedes Benz AMG’s, even the CL65AMG is a 7 speed auto, why? because they are all so advanced you really dont need a manual. I guess thats their outlook… personaly I would love a 6 speed manual also… but that would never happen because the only people that are buying these cars are business men that dont know much about cars.

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i’ve ridden and driven an e39 m5 and i was blown away by that i cant imagine wut the e60 would be like. Motor Trend did a shootout between the e60 and the e55 amg, the e55 cant even compare is basically wut they said except that its torquier but wut did you expect.

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The M5 still has a manual transmission…SMG (Sequential Manual Gearbox) IS a manual transmission but does not have a clutch pedal…it’s a pure manual tranny with computer controlled hydraulic clutch. With that being said, I still think they should offer the M5 with a traditional manual.

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its actually 400hp to 500hp